G/SPS/N/UGA/287  
1 November 2023  
(23-7383) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", 
sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", bri sling or sprats 
"Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber 
japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack 
and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cob ia "Rachycentron 
canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus 
spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus 
affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearf ish "Istiophoridae", even salted 
but not smoked (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code(s): 030554); Fish and fishery products 
(ICS code(s): 67.120.30); Dried sardine  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DUS DARS 1110 -1, Dried small sardine and sardine -type 
pelagic fish - Part 1: Freshwater, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UGA/23_13263_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of test for dried small freshwater sardine and sardine -type pelagic fish of the 
species: Rastrineobola argentea, Rastrineobola  sardella, Stolothrissa tanganicae, 
Limnothrissa miodon, Poecilothrissa moeruensis and Engraulicypris bangweuluensis.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or diseas e, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/287  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. AOAC Official Method 999.10, Lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods - Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometry after microwave digestion  
2. AOAC Official Method 999.11, Lead, cadmium, copper, iron and zinc in foods - Atomic 
absorption spectrophotometry after dry ashing  
3. AOAC Official Method 2015.01, Heavy metals in food - Inductively coupled plasma –
mass spectrometry  
4. ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene - Code of practice  
5. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods - Labelling  
6. CAC/RCP 52[WD -ARS 1126:2022], Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
7. CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
8. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of coliforms - Most probable number technique  
9. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding  stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms - Colony -count technique  
10. ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms - Colony -count technique at 30 ° C  
11. ISO 6579, Microbiolo gy of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp.  
12. ISO 6887 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test 
samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination  – 
Part 1: General rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions  
13. ISO 6887 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test 
samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination – 
Part 3: Specific rules for the preparation of fish and fishery products  
14. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
15. ISO 6888 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species) - Part 2: Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
16. ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species) - Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low num bers 
17. ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most probable number 
technique  
18. ISO 7937, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal metho d for the 
enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony -count technique  
19. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs - Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products - High performance 
liquid chromatogr aphic method  
20. ISO 16654, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Escherichia coli O157  
21. ISO 21567, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Shigella spp.  
22. ISO 21872 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 1: Detection of Vibrio 
parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae  
23. ISO 21872 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stu ffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. - Part 2: Detection of species 
other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae  
24. Uganda Gazette  
 (available in English)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  G/SPS/N/UGA/287  
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enq uiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug